30 under 30

back in the days.
it was great to be recognized.
the impresario that made this possible was Martha Diaz,
who so generously invited me to support her in her vision for community transformation.
I talk a bit about this time in my life here.

AWE
Advance Weekly Entertainment

November 30 – December 6, 2006

30 UNDER 30
AWE spotlights some of S.I.’s hottest up and comers.

HIP-HOP IMPRESARIO
Rolando Brown, 24, New Brighton native

As the executive director of the manhattan-based Hip-Hop Association,
Brown produces international film festivals and education summits across
the globe in Spain, South Africa, the U.K., and in California. The world
traveler is a leadership and management studies major at New York University.
For several years, he did marketing and public relations for August Bishop,
LLC heling to launch new products for L’Oreal, TBS, TNT, Sprite and the
New York Knicks. “I grow, and grow things, being that my personal growth can
ensure the growth of other people,” he says.